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	Captain James Cook \| British Navigator and Explorer
		Captain Cook's voyages lead to the establishment of colonies throughout the Pacific by several European countries.
		Cook was an apprentice to a shipping company at age 18, and joined the British Navy at 27 in 1755.
		On February 14, 1779 Cook was stabbed to death by Hawaiian natives while investigating a theft of a boat by an islander.
	www.lucidcafe.com /library/95oct/jcook.html (871 words)

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		Cook was born in Marton in Yorkshire, but as a child moved with his family to Great Ayton.
		Cook circumnavigated the globe at a very high southern latitude, becoming the first European to cross the Antarctic Circle on January 17, 1773, reaching 71°10' south, and discovered South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
		Cook became increasingly frustrated on this voyage, and probably began to suffer from a stomach ailment; it is speculated that this led to irrational behaviour towards his crew, such as forcing them to eat walrus meat, which they found inedible.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/james_cook.html (1035 words)

	Captain James Cook of Whitby
		Cook`s experience amongst the folk of Staithes fishing community was to be a vital and direct influence in shaping his career.
		Cook had very vivid memories of near disaster while sailing through unknown waters and his choice of ships was accepted by the Admiralty who were very conscious of the magnitude of the undertaking.
		Cook was high in praise of her as she was faster and better able to claw off a lee shore than his own ship.
	www.queensland.co.uk /james.html (3905 words)

	European Explorers: James Cook
		Cook was born in the small farming village of Marton just outside of Middlesborough on the 27th October 1728.
		James Cook was born in the village of Marton-in-Cleveland in the North Riding of Yorkshire on October 27, 1728.
		Cook was instructed to establish an observatory at Tahiti to view the Transit of Venus on 3 June 1769.
	www.stemnet.nf.ca /CITE/excook.htm (1865 words)

	The Hunterian Museum: Captain Cook (Site not responding. Last check: )
		James Cook was born on the 27th October 1728 in the small Yorkshire town of Marton.
		In the Navy James Cook worked his way up through the ranks, eventually rising to command his own vessel, unusual for an enlisted man. His first mission was to map the estuary of the St. Lawrence River prior to a naval assault on Quebec.
		It was those surveys that made Cook's name, along with the information he obtained from observing and recording an eclipse of the sun in 1766.
	www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk /museum/cook/cookBio.html (349 words)

	Cook's First Voyage: 1768-1771
		Cook recognized the basic danger of being in a sailing craft on a west coast with a west wind and entering a narrow confine by which turning would be difficult, if accomplished at all.
		Cook may have preferred this option, as it would finally settle the large continent theory, but it would mean traveling in sufficiently high latitudes in a waning southern summer to be dangerous for the light Endeavor.
		Cook believed this island to be a part of the mainland, he being too far at sea to identify the narrow water severing the mainland connection.
	www.muffley.net /pacific/cook/cook1.htm (3581 words)

	BBC - History - Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779)
		Cook was born in a small village near Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, and learnt his trade in small sailing ships known as 'cats', in which he journeyed up and down the coast from the Tyne to the Thames.
		Cook was a practical seaman, who understood the importance of vitamin C to maintain the health of his crew, but on his third and final journey, in command of the Resolution, he did not deal so well with the Hawaiians he encountered when he landed on their island.
		Cook remained aloof from the fighting, until one warrior crept up behind him and hit him on the head with a large club.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/cook_james.shtml (443 words)

	Historical Biographies, Nova Scotia, James Cook (1728-79).
		Captain James Cook, of England's Royal Navy, of course, is best known for his exploits in the Pacific between the years 1776, and the year of his death in the Hawaiian Islands, in 1779.
		The captain of the Pembroke was Captain John Simcoe (the father of the governor).
		Much was needed to do a proper job when dealing with the intricate workings of a square rigged sailing vessel of the British navy: being as it was, multi-spared and carrying heavy inventories of sails and rigging, such as it took as many men as 500 to run her.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Cook.htm (752 words)

	CAPTAlN JAMES COOK (Site not responding. Last check: )
		James Cook was born on 27 October 1728 at Marton in Yorkshire.
		During this voyage, Cook landed at New Zealand, Tahiti, the Friendly Islands (Tonga), Easter Island, the Marquesas Islands, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, the Isle of Pines and the South Sandwich Islands.
		Cook's crew searched to the edge of the Arctic ice without finding a northern passage into the Atlantic, explored and charted the northern Pacific coasts and discovered the islands of the Sandwich Group in the North Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii.
	www.gold.ac.uk /world/endeavour/cook.html (662 words)

	In the Beginning was Captain Cook
		While Cook was celebrated by many non-indigenous Australians as an exemplary progenitor, Koories and their supporters rallied at Cook's Cottage and marched to the City Square to hear Stewart Murray call for the return of Aboriginal land to Aboriginal people.
		Cook had been massively codified in school and scholarly texts, in pictorial images, place-name s and porcelain; in commemorations and coins, statuary, stamps, poetry, drama and fiction.
		Yet, like Captain Cook's Cottage or the spirit of the navigator lurking on Australian beaches, these forms of social memory cannot simply be claimed for history: they are histories between the particular and the universal, between the affective and the scientific, between narrative and theory.
	www.lib.latrobe.edu.au /AHR/archive/Issue-March-1997/healy.html (2419 words)

	Captain Cook Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions
		This quiet and peaceful town sits on the picturesque Kealakekua Bay, where the famous Captain Cook was killed, and today a monument stands among the kiawe trees in his honor.
		The town of Captain Cook is nestled on the slopes of Mauna Loa at an elevation of 1,400 feet and offers endless recreational choices such as hiking, biking, horseback riding and golf.
		Another interesting attraction in Captain Cook is a 180-acre park that contains a restored temple complex of Hale O Keawe Heiau that was originally built in 1650.
	www.hawaiianvacation.com /regions/Captain-Cook-Hawaii.html (481 words)

	Antarctic Explorers: James Cook
		Cook's skill as a seaman and navigator cannot be challenged...through heavy storms and dangerous seas filled with huge icebergs the RESOLUTION survived without the loss of a single man. On January 30 he reached his furthest south but could go no further.
		Cook's reputation was unchallenged and with his conclusion one can assume that all further exploration would have been unnecessary except for one detail...he kept thorough records of his sailing.
		Cook wrote of his own visit on the same parchment, placed it back in the bottle together with a silver coin and buried it again.
	www.south-pole.com /p0000071.htm (1714 words)

	Captain Cook (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the following 3 years, Cook observed and recorded the transit of Venus at Tahiti, charted the coast of New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and part of the southern coast of New Guinea.
		Cook beached the ship in the sheltered waters of what he later named the Endeavour River.
		Cook embarked on the second voyage with two ships, the Resolution and the Adventure in 1772.
	www.sovereign-resort.com.au /captain_cook.htm (435 words)

	The first British ship on the NW Coast
		Cook's first impression of the Nootka, one that lasted for only two days, was that they were mild and inoffensive, quick to trade, and strictly honest in the process.
		Cook learned that the Indians were willing to impeach one another, and thus it became easy to identify the thieves.
		Cook and his men, perhaps too trusting in the first place, now took appropriate precautions to stop the light-fingered tendencies of persons who considered property not personal but communal in nature, and theft a matter of dexterity and even sport.
	www.hallman.org /indian/cook.html (812 words)

	The Voyages of Captain James Cook (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During the Seven Years war between England and France, Cook was sent to the St. Lawrence Seaway aboard the king's ship, Mercury, where he endeavored to map the waterway in between battles with the French in Quebec and the occasional Indian.
		Captain Cook was now the only Man on the Rock, he was seen walking down towards the Pinnace, holding his left hand against the Back of his head to guard it from the Stones and carrying his Musket under the other Arm.
		Cook's body was divided among various chieftains as part of their ritual victory celebration, but after much haggling and negotiation, parts of Cook's body were returned.
	www.oceansonline.com /captain_cook.htm (1352 words)

	Welcome to The Hunterian Museum's Captain Cook Collection (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Captain James Cook was one of the most famous sailors of his time.
		He was an experienced officer who, despite his ordinary roots had risen through the ranks to become an officer.
		The history of how some of those items came to be held by the Hunterian Museum is somewhat convoluted.
	www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk /museum/cook/cook.html (101 words)

	Captain James Cook in Alaska (Part 1) - ExploreNorth
		Captain Cook is universally regarded as one of the most ambitious explorers of all time - in particular, his three expeditions in 1768-1771, 1772-1775, and 1776-1779 accomplished an impressive list of "firsts," including the first European sighting of Hawaii.
		On his second voyage, Cook had made one of the great non-discoveries of the age, arriving home with proof that Terra Australis Incognita, the continent that was imagined to be in the southern hemisphere to balance the Earth, did not exist.
		Although Cook had been given an honourary shore posting in gratitude for his previous service, and was not initially considered to lead this new expedition, the prize money must surely have been a consideration in his offer on January 9, 1776 to lead the expedition.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/yafeatures/bl-Cook1.htm (696 words)

	Captain James Cook - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For those not familiar with the Captain, he first came to the attention of the British Admiralty during the conflicts with France for the possession of Canada.
		In marked contrast to Commodore John Byron and Captain Samuel Wallis, the aristocratic leaders of England's earlier voyages of Pacific exploration, Cook sprang from the lower ranks of society, was haphazardly educated and had not even spent his whole career in the Royal Navy: His training had been in the merchant marine.
		More than once he had earned praise from the highest levels of the Navy for his surveying work and superb seamanship, and the Lords of the Admiralty reasoned that the talents that had been so valuable in the Newfoundland enterprise would be equally useful in the uncharted waters of the South Pacific.
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/7557/cook.html (1031 words)

	Seafood Recipes - Cooking Fish and Grilling Tips
		Cook at 375' until milk is evaporated and fish flakes.
		It is recommended to cook flened fish outside because of the amount of smoke that is generated.
		As the second side is cooking, brush the exposed side lightly with honey and sprinkle with half of the nuts.
	www.fish4fun.com /seafoodrecipes.htm (2898 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Wreck challenges Captain Cook
		It has long been argued that Captain Cook was not the first European to land on Australia's east coast.
		Captain Cook's ship, The Endeavour, set off from Plymouth in 1768 and sailed around Cape Horn and into the Pacific until it reached Tahiti.
		On leaving Tahiti, Cook sailed to the North Island of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia and discovered Botany Bay, near what is now Sydney.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2305691.stm (337 words)

	Accommodations Anchorage Hotels in Alaska - The Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage Alaska
		Located in what is now the bustling hub of America's gateway to the Pacific Rim, the Hotel Captain Cook caters to the international traveler, dignitary, business and leisure traveler with the service and meticulous attention to detail for which the Hotel is justly famous.
		All guestroom and suite accommodations command majestic and panoramic views of the Cook Inlet or Chugach Mountains.
		The Hotel Captain Cook is Alaska's only member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, an organization of over 100 of the finest independently owned and managed luxury hotels and resorts in North and South America, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe.
	www.captaincook.com (214 words)

	The Ship - A Captain Cook Museum Voyage - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and ...
		Cook was born near Middlesbrough and began his seafaring career on the North Sea coal shuttles sailing out of Whitby.
		Cook's early education is dealt with at The Captain Cook Schoolroom Museum in Great Ayton, housed in a building once used as a charity school founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner.
		Formerly the Captain Cook Study Unit, the Captain Cook Society is a good port of call for all those interested in the explorer, www.CaptainCookSociety.com.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout/TRA13545.html (2409 words)

	John Robson's Captain Cook pages (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Captain James Cook, the eighteenth century British explorer, is a principal interest of mine.
		The Captain Cook Society is an International Society for everyone interested in James Cook.
		The Smith Family of Elizabeth Cook, the wife of James Cook.
	pages.quicksilver.net.nz /jcr/~cooky.html (267 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Captain James Cook (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hough sustains his opinion that Cook is a bridge between the scientific speculations of his own day and the industrial revolution that followed in the next century.
		JAMES COOK, THE SECOND SON of James Senior and Grace Cook, was born on 27 October 1728 at Marton, north Yorkshire.
		Cook never advanced as rapidly as Lord Nelson, and traded in strictly military missions for other roles of importance to the Admiralty.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393315193?v=glance (1695 words)

	BBC - History - Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Maritime Pioneer (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Captain James Cook is widely renowned as an explorer, pioneering navigator and preventer of scurvy.
		The three major voyages of discovery of Captain James Cook provided his European masters with unprecedented information about the Pacific Ocean, and about those who lived on its islands and shores.
		Cook first went to sea at the age of 18.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/discovery/exploration/captaincook_01.shtml (339 words)

	Captain Cook State Recreation Area
		Captain Cook State Recreation Area is virtually undiscovered by most visitors to the Kenai Peninsula.
		Captain Cook State Recreation Area offers a variety of recreation activities, from canoeing and boating on Stormy Lake to beachcombing on Cook Inlet’s tide-swept shores, bird watching, berry picking, and wildlife observation.
		This state recreation area is named for Captain James Cook, the famous English mariner, who in 1778 explored what is now known as Cook Inlet.
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/captcook.htm (466 words)

	Captain Cook's Family Tree (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first Family Charts compiled for the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum following its opening was February, 1979 by Clifford E. Thornton their first Curator.
		Captain Cook has no direct descendants and apart from his widow, the family surname died out in the 18th century.
		Hence, the presence of the surname Cook in an individual's ancestry tends to invalidate a family relationship rather than sustaining it.
	www.winthrop.dk /cooktree.html (204 words)

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